Farid Rasulov: 1001 Skewers

Building on our thematic focus New Territories, Laumeier Sculpture Park is planning an exhibition with Azerbaijani artist Farid Rasulov. Originally from Baku, but now based in New York, Rasulov trained to be a doctor at the Azerbaijan State Medical University, but has since become an artist. Rasulov draws his subject from the traditional cultural practices that slowly become erased from the Azerbaijani collective memory in the face of a rapidly modernizing and globalizing social-political context. Rasulov’s project at Laumeier Sculpture Park will continue his current exploration in sculpture and performance based on complex cultural references from the Caucasus. Rasulov is planning a large sculptural multi-part installation titled 1001 Skewers, in the Aronson Fine Arts Center using more than 1000 kebab skewers with configurations based on Azeri fairytales.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website